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TIL Neil deGrasse was dismissed for jury duty as he teaches a class in Princeton that looks at the “evaluation of evidence and the relative unreliability of eyewitness testimony.”

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4Xxxa TIL about "Chewbacca defense", a legal strategy in which a criminal defense lawyer tries to confuse the jury rather than refute the case of the prosecutor.
lKo1 TIL researchers trained flatworms, then decapitated them. After their heads grew back, researchers found they had retained their training.
wLwdP TIL The wild bison of Yellowstone National Park have adapted to utilize the local hot springs as bidets to clean the thick fur of their nether regions before mating
MePZ8 TIL the Rocky Mountains locust has the Guinness world record for the largest animal gathering in the world and is mysteriously extinct one century ago.
774O TIL Firefighters have emergency fire shelters they can use as a last resort. They are made of aluminum foil and silica that can allow them to withstand heat up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit